Mon Mar 15 2010
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Mineral Resources Management has received national recognition for a mine land reclamation project.
The project improved the land and water resources of a previously mined area in Carroll County.
The U.S. Department of Interior Office of Surface Mining announced that the 2009 Appalachian Regional Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Award will be presented to the ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management for its work on the Belden Acid Mine Drainage Reclamation Project.
The project, which is within the Huff Run Watershed, has improved the quality of 4.8 miles of stream. The restoration benefits fish and aquatic insects, improves water recreation and ultimately reduces costs incurred by municipalities for public water treatment.
The ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management, Huff Run Watershed Restoration Partnership, Inc. and ATC Environmental Consultants partnered to complete the field investigation, design and construction phases of the project.
Special care was taken to design and construct the project in a way that met the goals of the landowners and the watershed group who sought to improve water quality and enhance wildlife habitat.
As part of the partnership's plan, positive drainage was established around the mine using reclaimed portions of exposed mine spoils and coal refuse.
Approximately 70,860 cubic yards of earthwork and 24,990 cubic yards of resoiling materials were moved to reclaim 15 acres within the project site.
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